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What is the primary purpose of reproduction in living things?
What is the primary purpose of reproduction in living things?
- To produce offspring (correct)
- To adapt to environmental changes
- To maintain internal homeostasis
- To facilitate movement
Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of asexual reproduction?
Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of asexual reproduction?
- Involves two parents
- Involves gametes from both parents
- Slower rate of reproduction
- Produces genetically similar offspring (correct)
What defines homeostasis in living organisms?
What defines homeostasis in living organisms?
- The capacity for movement in response to stimuli
- The ability to grow and develop
- The maintenance of a stable internal environment (correct)
- The ability to evolve over time
How do organisms respond to stimuli?
How do organisms respond to stimuli?
What process involves the formation and fusion of gametes in sexual reproduction?
What process involves the formation and fusion of gametes in sexual reproduction?
What term describes organisms that produce their own food using light, water, and carbon dioxide?
What term describes organisms that produce their own food using light, water, and carbon dioxide?
Which of the following best characterizes the process of gamete formation?
Which of the following best characterizes the process of gamete formation?
What does adaptation in living organisms allow them to do?
What does adaptation in living organisms allow them to do?
What characteristic distinguishes heterotrophs from other organisms?
What characteristic distinguishes heterotrophs from other organisms?
Which type of organism is characterized by using sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic materials?
Which type of organism is characterized by using sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic materials?
What describes the saprophytic mode of nutrition?
What describes the saprophytic mode of nutrition?
What process requires oxygen and produces carbon dioxide as a byproduct?
What process requires oxygen and produces carbon dioxide as a byproduct?
What type of plant movement is indicated by a response to light?
What type of plant movement is indicated by a response to light?
How does geotropism affect plant growth?
How does geotropism affect plant growth?
What is the primary function of irritability in organisms?
What is the primary function of irritability in organisms?
What defines a parasite in the context of biological relationships?
What defines a parasite in the context of biological relationships?
Which of the following types of movement is associated with thigmotropism?
Which of the following types of movement is associated with thigmotropism?
What is the primary characteristic of chemoautotrophs?
What is the primary characteristic of chemoautotrophs?
Flashcards
What is Reproduction?
What is Reproduction?
The process by which living things create offspring.
Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction involving only one parent, resulting in offspring genetically identical to the parent.
Sexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction involving two parents, combining genetic material to create offspring with a mix of both parent's traits.
Gametes
Gametes
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Homeostasis
Homeostasis
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Heredity
Heredity
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Response to Stimuli
Response to Stimuli
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Adaptation
Adaptation
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Heterotroph
Heterotroph
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Photoautotroph
Photoautotroph
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Chemoautotroph
Chemoautotroph
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Saprotroph
Saprotroph
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Holozoic
Holozoic
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Parasite
Parasite
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Respiration
Respiration
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Irritability
Irritability
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Stimulus
Stimulus
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Tropism
Tropism
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Study Notes
Characteristics of Living Things
- Reproduction: The process by which living things create offspring.
- Homeostasis: Maintaining a stable internal environment, like body temperature.
- Heredity: Passing down traits from parents to offspring through genetics.
- Response to Stimuli: Detecting and reacting to environmental changes.
- Adaptation: Evolutionary changes enabling better survival in habitats.
- Growth and Development: Physical and functional changes throughout an organism's life.
- Movement: All living things move in some way.
- Cellular Structure: All life is composed of at least one cell.
Plant and Animal Reproduction, Nutrition, and Gas Exchange
- Reproduction: The process of producing offspring, asexual or sexual.
- Asexual: Single parent, fast, genetically identical offspring.
- Sexual: Two parents, slower, genetically diverse offspring.
- Gametes (Animals): Cells with half the genetic material, formed by meiosis, fuse during fertilization.
- Gametes (Plants): May be similar (isogamy) or different (heterogamy) in form.
- Nutrition: Obtaining and processing raw materials.
- Autotrophs (Producers): Produce their own food (e.g., photosynthesis).
- Photoautotrophs: Use sunlight for photosynthesis.
- Chemoautotrophs: Use chemical energy.
- Heterotrophs: Consume other organisms for energy.
- Saprotrophs: Decompose organic matter.
- Holozoic: Ingest, digest, absorb, and eliminate materials.
- Parasites: Live in another organism (host) and harm it.
- Autotrophs (Producers): Produce their own food (e.g., photosynthesis).
- Respiration: A process requiring oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide.
- Gas Exchange: Essential for energy metabolism.
Irritability
- Irritability: A response to a stimulus.
- Stimulus: Anything that causes a reaction.
Plant Tropisms
- Tropisms: Plant growth responses to stimuli.
- Thermotropism: Growth response to temperature changes.
- Phototropism: Growth response to light.
- Geotropism: Growth response to gravity.
- Thigmotropism: Growth response to touch.
- Hydrotropism: Growth response to water.
Animal Taxis
- Taxes: Animal movements in response to stimuli (e.g., light, food).
- Innate behavioral responses.
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